How to Teach a Pet Chipmunk Tricks
Even though your pet chipmunk will never roll over or fetch like Fido, he can entertain you with some simple but delightful tricks. With a few simple steps and a little time and patience, you can teach your striped friend to sit in your cupped hand or even to come when you whistle!
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Instructions
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Teach Your Pet Chipmunk to Eat From Your Hand
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Sit very quietly near your pet chipmunk's cage. This will allow him to become accustomed to your presence while he feels safely enclosed in his cage.
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Let your pet chipmunk become accustomed to your hand by feeding her a peanut while she is still in her cage.
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Take your pet chipmunk out of his cage and put him on a tabletop. Make sure he is accustomed to you and is unafraid of your hand.
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Lay your hand on the tabletop near her with a peanut resting in your palm. In time, she will want to investigate the goodie in your hand.
Teach Your Pet Chipmunk to Come When You Whistle
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Make sure your pet chipmunk has mastered his first trick before attempting to train him to come when you whistle.
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Whistle a simple tone every time your pet chipmunk comes to eat a peanut out of your hand. Be sure to whistle the same tune each time so she will connect that tune with the treat.
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Stand a little further away every day. Gradually increase the distance between you and your pet chipmunk. Eventually he should come running across the room when you whistle.
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Try adding a new tone once he has successfully mastered coming when you whistle. If you are patient and persistent, you may succeed in training him to come when you call his name.
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Tips & Warnings
Begin regular training sessions when your pet chipmunk is very young. It's much more difficult to train older animals.
Provide your pet chipmunk with a wheel to run on and a tree branch for acrobats, and he will perform his own tricks to entertain you.
Don't make sudden movements around your pet chipmunk. This will startle him and make training very difficult.
Never grab your pet chipmunk by his tail. It isn't very strong and can break.
Never reach into the cage while your pet chipmunk is sleeping. This will startle him, and may cause a normally friendly and gentle pet to nip.
Training sessions should be in a quiet and safe area, away from water, electrical appliances and other pets.
